Application Cycle One: 06/04/2012

• Undergraduate college: University of Colorado
• Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences

• Institution: University of Colorado
• Area of Study: Nursing/Pharmacy/Medical Technology
• Degree Obtained: Pharm D

• Total MCAT SCORE: 513
• MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 127, CARS 127   Detailed Breakdown
• Overall GPA: 3.69
• Science GPA: 3.61

Summary of Application Experience

6/5/12: First day to submit apps and I did! Transcripts from my undergrad and grad institutions were received at the end of May. Hoping LORs come in by mid-July as I had asked. Really excited about this whole thing!!!
6/6/12: Verified!
6/29/12: First day for data transmission to medical schools! Received Albert Einstein and MCW secondaries.
6/30/12: Received St Louis University secondary. Submitted SLU secondary ($100). Submitted AECOM secondary ($120).
7/2/12: Received Creighton secondary and Mayo payment request. Paid Mayo ($100). Submitted MCW secondary ($70).
7/3/12: Received Miami, Toledo and Tulane secondaries.
7/5/12: Received EVMS secondary. Ahhhh! I have so many secondaries to do!
7/6/12: Received Rochester secondary (but was promptly informed that their server was down. Guess I\'ll do it Monday.)
7/7/12: Submitted Creighton secondary ($95). Realized today that, for many schools I\'m applying for, I\'m 1 physics lab short! CRAP. I guess I will be taking physics in the spring.
7/8/12: Received WSU payment request. Paid WSU ($55). Submitted UToledo secondary ($80).
7/9/12: Received and submitted Cincinnati secondary ($25 - cheapest ever!). Received VCU secondary. Submitted Tulane secondary ($125).
7/10/12: Received Mayo LOR request! Received UNMC payment request. Paid UNMC ($70 - just to initiate review of primary app!).
7/11/12: Received Louisville secondary.
7/16/12: Submitted EVMS secondary ($100). Submitted Rochester secondary ($85).
7/17/12: Received KU secondary. Rejected by UNMC pre-secondary (First one! Ouch!).
7/18/12: Submitted Louisville secondary ($75).
7/19/12: Notified that file at Rochester is complete.
7/23/12: Notified that file at Louisville is complete.
7/24/12: Submitted VCU secondary ($80). Notified that file at Creighton is complete.
7/25/12: Notified that files at Toledo and Tulane are complete. Received Carver secondary.
7/26/12: Notified that file at Mayo is complete. Submitted Carver secondary ($60).
7/30/12: Notified that file at Einstein is complete.
7/31/12: Submitted KU secondary ($50).
8/2/12: Received CU secondary (alma mater and #1 choice!!). Notified that file at Carver is complete.
8/3/12: Checked KU website and file is completed.
8/4/12: Submitted CU secondary ($100).
8/9/12: Checked CU website and file is complete.
8/21/12: Notified that file at VCU is complete (after some issues with accepting my LORs).
8/22/12: Small-pooled at MCW.
8/23/12: First interview invite to Tulane! Excitement!!! Interview invite to SLU!
8/26/12: Rejected by Mayo. Not surprised.
9/5/12: Interview invite to Einstein!
9/10/12: Interview invite to VCU!
9/17/12: Attended SLU interview. Really easy-going, conversation-style interaction. Think I did all right.
9/24/12: Attended Tulane interview. Really easy-going as well. Interviewed with 2 faculty and 1 student. Was notified that file at EVMS was complete (although it\'s kind of a long time since I submitted everything - I kinda forgot I applied there?)
10/1/12: Interview invite to EVMS (confusing as it took them sooo long to mark my file complete!)
10/2/12: Interview invite to CU!!!! Alma mater and first choice!!!
10/9/12: Withdrew from EVMS - I\'m taking a gamble with my CU interview on 10/12!
10/12/12: Attended CU interview. Come on Alma Mater come on!!
10/15/12: First acceptance! Tulane University! I\'m going to be a doctor!!!
10/17/12: ACCEPTANCE AT CU SOM! So my journey ends here, with acceptance to my top choice! Thank you 2012!